, 1887-07-06
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Ex-Governor Morrill,, of Maine, is
dead.
John Slade & Co., dry goods merchants
of New York City, assigned yesterday.
In the s%culIing match Monday at Sgd
ney, N. s.. Kemp defeated Matterson by
twenty lengths.
Another Chicago boodler, Warden Var
nell, of the insane asylum, has peer COM
PEELED to go to jail.
John Paulet, marquis of Winchester
and earl of Wiltshire, the premier mar
quis Of England, is dead.
There were 1880 guests at Minister
Phelps reception in London on the 4th,
including many notables.
kilograms from various parts of Europe
convey the belief that the Egyptian con-
v%ention will not be signed.
Business was entirely suspended in
New York City on the 4th, and the
weather was oppressively hot.
Carkeek, the American champion, de-
feated the Cornwall. Wales, champion in
a wrestling match at Redruth.
The Burnside was unveiled
at Providence, R. l., on the 4th. There
was a large attendance of people.
Queen Victoria laid the foundation
stone of the Imperial institute, London,
in the presence of 20, 600 people.
The reception usually held at the United
States legation in Paris on the 4th, did
not occur owing to the i'll health of Mrs.
McLane.
The deaths reported to the New York
City health board for Sunday numbered
$50. This is the largest figure for one
day since 1876.
at Nashville, Mo, by lightning On Mon
perhaps fatally shot.
Martial law has been proclaimed in
Valencia. Twenty-one persons have been
arrested for completely in rioting against
collectors of the octroi.
England and Russia have made mutual
concessions regarding the Afghan bound
airy question, which 1t is expected will re-
suit in an early agreement.
1t is learned from the British foreign
Office that commercial relations between
Spain, England and the United States
will remain in statu quo until the end of
the year.
John Bright has written a letter, in
which he says Ireland is not neglected,
but the good measures in relation to that
country passed since 1880 have been OBJ
structed by conspiracy.
The Anglo Turkish convention in refer.
ence to Egypt has not been ratified by
Turkey, and Sir Henry Drummond Wolff,
special British commissioner, has been
ordered to leave Constantinop'e.
A Paris paper says the count of Paris
has been told by the crown prince of Ger
many that a Flouquet-B oulanger ministry
means war between France and Germany
within a month after taking office.
The issue of standard silver dollars dur
ing the week ended July 2 was $500, 020;
the same time last year was S4S7, 5SS.
Shipments of fractional silver coin during
the month of June amounted to $685.
44S.
In honor of the American holiday flags
of all nations were displayed throughout
the City of Mexico and the standard of
the republic was hoisted at the palace.
American residents celebrated by a ball
and social reunion.
Gus Sundstrom and j. F. Robinson,
champion swimmers respectively OF
America and England, Monday evening
III ANCM 1OIh, SWdm lllG uTSI OF JuG three
contests to decide the worlds champion
ship. Sundstrom won in Oh minutes.
Doheny & Marnum, of Walla Walla, w.
T., complain to the interstate commerce
commission that freight per 100 pounds
on cotton niece goods from Chicago to
Walla Walla is 81. 10, while to Portland,
Ogn., $50 miles further, it is only $I.2O
per 100 pounds.
The immense brick malt house of the
Weber Brewing company, Cincinnati, was
burned to the ground Monday night.
Several adjacent buildings were badly
damaged and the losses will aggregate
100000. Two men were killed and sew
eral fatally injured.
Emil Galloway and Claude Summers,
two boys aged about II years, took refuge
under a tree during a storm at Louisville
Monday morning, and were instantly
killed by lightning. Five other people
were there at the same time, and we're
completely paralyzed by the shock.